Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
POSTAL CHANGER.

Texas postal order star service changes
are China Spring to Greenock, from
March J, increase service TO three times
q week. Railroad service established in
Texas: Taylor by Elgin to Bastrop, Tex,
by Taylor, BastrOp and Houston Railway
Company, thirty-tv miles and back, six
times a week, or as much Oftener as
trains are run, from March I. Railway
and p0stOtiice service established between
Honey Grove and Dallas, Tex. Railroad
pOstOttice service has been established on
the line onshe Gulf, Colorado and Santa
&c RailrQad, between Honey Grove aud
DEllasy@eX distance eighty miles. This
line TO he known as the Honey Grove and
Dallas Railway pOstOtliCe.
THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, March 3 1t is stated at
the White House that Secretary Man
ning's Successor Will not be appointed
for several days yet. 1t was the Presi-
dents BurpOse originally 10 have nomi-
mated The Secretary of the Treasury dur
ing TIE present session of Congress, but
he bss been so much engaged with other
sufatters requiring immediate attention, he
has not been able to give the subject the
consideration it deserves. As Secretary
Manning's resingnation does not
take effect until April l, the
President will have ample time
to ill the office after adjournment
before it will be vacated. The delay in
making the appointment is regarded as
unfayorable to the promotion Of Assistant
Secretary FairChild, inasmuch as had the
President decided to give him the office
further consideration of the question
la 10 &c 4
ing his entire time and attention to Con-
gresslOnal matters, and the members of
bis Cabinet are doing the same. There
Will be an informal meeting OF the Cabi-
net at the White House this evening for
the consideration of all bills, etc, which
may in the meantime be submitted to the
President.
a second conference on the postoffice
appropriation bill has, like the first, re-
suited in q disagreement on the subsidy
amendment.
THE TEXAS INVESTIGATION.
WASHINGTON, March Sin the Texas
investigation this mornlna the counsel
for the prosecution commenced the sub
mission of evidence in rebuttal John a.
Vernon, who held the inquest over the
body of Devices Bolton, testified that the
coat on the body of Bolton was "slicker
rain coat" in support of evidence that
Bolton wore such coat as part Of his dis
guise when he entered the polling place
.tsrgthe alleged purpose of raiding it. The
prosecution also submitted in evidence d
letter published in the Brennan Daily
Banner on the morning of the
investigation meeting signed by Potter,
one of the Republicans charged with
melting the negroes 20 arms, in which it
was denied that he had directly or indi-
Sfectly advised the coIored people to arm
and the report was characterized as a
willful and malicious lie. The Republi-
cans, the latter said had advised the
people just to the contrary, assured that
the conservative elements of the white
people would not permit any unlawful
acts or any violence to be perpetrated
upon the negroes. The letter also says
that the colored people relying upon the
assurances OF the writer and his friends
apprehended no danger, and that they
were not armed. The committee ther
adjourned until Saturday.
REPORT OF THE CURTIN COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, March S,-Chairmal